Freshwater river & hatchery closures

Fishing is prohibited in the following areas:

Waters

Period

Doon Doon Creek: Downstream from the Clarrie Hall dam wall to the junction with the Tweed River

From 1 August to 31 October (inclusive) in each year

Iron Pot Creek: Iron Pot Creek extending 1km downstream from the Toonumbar Dam access crossing

From 1 August to 31 October (inclusive) in each year

Jenolan River: County of Westmoreland: The whole of the waters of that part of Jenolan or Harry’s River, together with all its creeks and tributaries, upwards to its source from a line drawn at right angles across the river at a distance of 850 metres downstream, measured along the midstream, from the swimming pool (also known as the spawning pool) adjacent to the Hydro-electric Power Station

All year

Mann River: The Mann River and its tributaries upstream of its junction with the Clarence River including the Nymboida River and its tributaries from its junction with the Mann River upstream to Platypus Flat, other than notified trout waters.

From 1 August to 31 October (inclusive) in each year

Murray River: The Murray River and its tributaries from the Yarrawonga Weir, downstream to the Newell highway bridge at Tocumwal

From 1 September to 30 November (inclusive) in each year

Richmond River: Richmond River 1 km downstream from the Norco Weir

From 1 August to 31 October (inclusive) in each year

Serpentine River and Dutton Trout Hatchery: County of Clarke: All artificial ponds and other waters within the Dutton Trout Hatchery boundaries at Ebor, including that part of the Serpentine River from the weir above the hatchery, downstream approximately 2.4 kilometres to the top of the Serpentine Falls (with the exception that persons employed by the NSW Department of Primary Industries may take fish in accordance with the management arrangements of the Dutton Trout Hatchery)

All year

Thredbo River and Gaden Trout Hatchery: County of Wallace: All artificial ponds and other waters within the boundaries of the Gaden Trout Hatchery at Jindabyne and the whole of the waters of that part of the Thredbo River (or Crackenback River) from the upstream extremity of the public reserve known as ‘Paddy’s Corner’, upstream for a distance of 2.4 kilometres (being those waters adjacent to the Gaden Trout Hatchery) and including the whole of Sawpit Creek from its confluence with the Thredbo River (with the exception that persons employed by the NSW Department of Primary Industries may take fish in accordance with the management arrangements of the Gaden Trout Hatchery).

All year

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